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Staff

Director of Student Health Services,
Assoc. Vice President for Health and Wellness
Nancy M.H. Pontes, DNS, RN, APN, FNP-BC
(856) 256-4500, ext. 4333

Dr. Nancy M. Hurley Pontes serves as director of Student Health Services. She earned a BSN from Pensacola Christian College in 1985, an MSN from the University of Florida in 1994 and a DNSc from Columbia University in 2003. She has worked in a variety of RN and nurse practitioner positions prior to this present position. She is ANCC Board Certified as a family nurse practitioner and licensed in New Jersey. Dr. Pontes recently completed a Public Health Leadership Initiative for Emergency Response fellowship at UMDNJ in June 2007.

Dr. Pontes’ special health interests are Diabetes Prevention, PCOS, Time Famine, Patient Perceptions of quality of Health care services, Self-Medication and Missionary Nursing. In addition to the health field, she enjoys reading and traveling.

Dr. Pontes’ Publications and Presentations

Registered Nurses

Frances MacFarland, RN
Fran MacFarland graduated in 1970 from Helene Fuld School of Nursing at West Jersey Hospital in Camden. She has worked as a nurse in a variety of institutions such as hospital, doctor’s office, and school. Fran MacFarland has been a nurse at Rowan since 1987 and outside of work enjoys reading, crafting, and spending time with her ten grandchildren.

Helen Slaven, RN

Anne Domico, RN
Anne Domico graduated from Abilene Christian University in Texas. She has worked as a nurse in neurosurgery, homecare, acute rehabilitation and in a doctor’s office.

Karen Lynd, RN, CEN
Karen Lynd graduated from St. Agnes School of Nursing in 1982. She has been a Staff Nurse at South Jersey Healthcare in Elmer, NJ for 21 years. 10 of the 21 years she worked in the ER. During that time she obtained her certificate as a Certified Emergency Nurse. Karen Lynd worked part time at Rowan University Health Center for five years. She has since left and returned in 2005. Karen Lynd received the 2007 Nurse of the Year (Emergency Room) award from Elmer Hospital.

Rita Bowen, MSN, RN, Certified School Nursing

Stephanie Brown, BSN, RN

Stephanie Brown came to Rowan University in December 2006. She also works at Underwood Memorial Hospital. Prior to Rowan, Nurse Brown worked in medical and surgery hospital settings for five years. She graduated in 2001 with a BSN from Malone College in Canton, Ohio.

Nurse Practitioner

Karen Bozar Ovalle, MSN, RN, APN-C
Karen Bozar Ovalle serves as nurse practitioner for Student Health Services. She earned a BSN from Temple University, and MSN and post-Masters degrees (as nurse practitioner) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Karen Ovalle has 32 years of experience in emergency, internal medicine and family practice. She spent four years with the Peace Corps in Colombia, South America and is bilingual (written and spoken) Spanish.

Physicians

Dr. Carl L. Schopfer, D.O. - Family Practice

Dr. Nader Tadros, D.O. - Family Practice

Dr. Tadros serves as a family physician for Student Health Services. He received training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's School of Osteopathic Medicine, and is Board Certified by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Dr. Tadros has been at Rowan two years. He also works at Elmer Family Practice, and Underwood Memorial Hospital's Thomas Jefferson University residency program as a clinical instructor of Family Medicine. He's lectured on a number of various topics, and has received the American Top Docs Award, and Teaching Award at Thomas Jefferson University.

Dr. Garath Maenpaa, M.D. - Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine

Dr. Maenpaa is an Internal Medicine/Sports Medicine board certified physician at Rowan University. He also serves as co-director of the Internal Medicine/Sports Medicine Fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Maenpaa graduated from the University of Sheffield Medical School. He did his internship and fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital, and his residency at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Suzanne VanDerwerken, M.D. - Family Practice

Clerical Staff

June Turner
Constance Campbell
Karen Opar

Program Assistant

Heidi Turing